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Ibrahim · 14:45

And you lived among the dwellings of those who wronged themselves, and it had become clear to you how We dealt with them. And We presented for you [many] examples."

Sahih International

Word 1 of 14

وَسَكَنتُمْ

wasakantum

And you dwelt

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

سكن

Fi'l · Verb

And you dwelt

Rootسكنskn

to dwell, inhabit; to be still, tranquil; poverty

69× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaسَكَنَVerb (form I) - to dwell, to live, to rest

تُمْ

Ism · Personal pronoun

you all/your

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

وَسَكَنتُمْ (And you dwelt) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present
Conjunction وَ (and)

وَسَكَنتُمْ (And you dwelt) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles